Morocco Chess Week kicks off in Casablanca

The 2024 edition of Morocco Chess Week started in Casablanca with the official opening ceremony at the Casablanca Stock Exchange. The main attraction is the Casablanca Chess Tournament, featuring Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand, and Amin Bassem. They will try out the novel “Casablanca chess variant”, designed to celebrate the history of chess. | Photo: Lennart Ootes